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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Graduated penalties and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the witnesses for their replies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Gerry Horkan: They are outside town council boundaries but are very built up. Balbriggan at one stage had more people living outside the town boundary than inside it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Like the Cathaoirleach, I met the Estonian ambassador as she was leaving. I was in Estonia when it held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union a few years ago. I was struck by Estonians' fear of the regime next door and how vulnerable they felt. It was a kind of permanent cloud that at any time something could happen to them. I had not considered it before that, but I...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome back to the House once again the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth. I am looking around the Chamber at four Members, three of whom used to sit together on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, so I apologise, Senator Carrigy, if you are feeling a bit left out, but you are also more than welcome. Another couple of Senators are joining us now.

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I must say that it is quite unusual that the five Members who are in the Chamber, including me, all happen to be members of the Industrial and Commercial Panel. I am not sure that that has ever happened before. We are experts. It is like a mini club of our own. We are all here today. The Members are welcome, along with the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth. I note Senator Ward...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: There is more that unites all the Members than divides them.

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (24 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: The time allocated for this debate was 40 minutes and we have reached that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I thank our guests for their opening statements and for the briefing document. Many of the points I had intended to raise have been covered. There was a reference to the transposing of the EU code and the updating of the 2002 Act. They are kind of background issues that the consumer will not really be concerned with. While they are important, they are quite technical and will not be very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That they provide broadband and phones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That is not there now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Will the companies create the customer charters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Will ComReg audit them to make sure they have certain minimums? Will it say companies must have X, Y and Z in their customer charters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ComReg can insist that companies will not be able to say they will answer customer calls within an hour and then fail to comply with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ComReg can impose standards, or it will be able to impose standards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: How does ComReg propose the sanction regime will work? Is it like a planning permission with regard to non-compliance? Will it send out warning notices? Is that in the Bill? A penalty of €5 million or 10% of turnover can be a large amount and, obviously, it will not be for a small offence. Where does the proportionality regime kick in? If a consumer rings up and does not get a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: That includes the redress aspect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: Are those sanctioning capacities not there now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: It is fair to say that is not there now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Communications Regulation (Enforcement) Bill: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Gerry Horkan: On the "Prime Time" special, the chief executive of Eir stated the company had people in call centres working from home and while not saying "Tough luck", more or less said that people would have to put up with it. Is it the case that those operators will now face penalties, the consumer will be able to get both redress and compensation and the operator can be fined up to €5 million...